National report: Apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada
(released June 2018)

Key findings

The opioid crisis has affected every part of the country, but there are clear differences in death rates and the substances involved across provinces and territories. According to available data reported as of June 6, 2018:

there were 3,987 apparent opioid-related deaths in 2017; 92% were accidental (unintentional)